Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—A Swan and a Butterfly in Nature's Realm
International Prize Winner, cellist Andrei Ionita, in recital.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc’s classical commute
Petroc Trelawny presents the breakfast show, including our musical Advent Calendar.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday with Ian Skelly - Ian Bostridge, Dvorak's Rondo in G minor, the secret language of stamps
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908), The Fantastic World of Nikolai Andreyevich
Donald Macleod explores the idea of the exotic in Rimsky-Korsakov’s works
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—The Van Kuijk Quartet and pianist Tom Poster perform sensuous Cesar Franck
Recorded at Perth Concert Hall, young string quartets perform major French works.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Wagner's Die Walkure, Mozart, Britten, Mathias
A concert performance of Act 1 of Wagner's Die Walkure, plus Mozart, Britten and Bartok.
17:00
In Tune—Mark Padmore, Carlos Nunez and the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Songscapes for wintry journeys
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Folk Roots, Urban Roots
Simon Rattle conducts the LSO in Bartok, Szymanowski, Stravinsky, Bernstein and Golijov.
22:00
Free Thinking—Trees of Knowledge
Peter Wohlleben Emanuele Coccia Marion Sidebottom Luke Turner
22:45
The Essay—Weird England, Weird England: Hunting the Earl
Poet Elizabeth-Jane Burnett sets out to Hunt the Earl of Rone in Devon,
23:00
Late Junction—The Late Junction Albums of the Year
Nick Luscombe reveals 2018's best albums as chosen by the Late Junction team
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—The Dream Merchants
Music from Finland's 2018 Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival. Presented by John Shea.
